Jackson Pilz

Skate Africa: From Kenya To Ghana | Action Cut

One of our favourite projects of recent times was a two- country tour to meet the nascent skate scenes in Kenya and Ghana with Luke Jackson of South Africa’s excellent Session magazine.
Jaakko Ojanen, Jackson Pilz, Chennai Gwandure and Yann Horowitz brought the stoke energy to Accra and Nairobi on a skate trip that was inspiring and humbling in equal measure.

With Patrik Wallner handling moving images and Sam McGuire shooting the photos the result was always going to be special; and so, alongside the mini-docs produced around scene-builders George Zuko and Sandy Alibo, we have put together this heater of strictly skate action from an unforgettable road mission.

Enjoy every hammer from the road crew as well as local dons like Sam and Balo they met along the way. Whatever else you watch in skateboarding today, it won’t look like this.

The World Loves Skateboarding | Best Of Red Bull Skateboarding 2020

2020 was a most unusual year, but it will be remembered as one of skateboarding's most globally successful years.

The reasons for that are many and varied, sometimes overlapping, but a perfect convergence of circumstances saw skate shops around the world unable to meet demand, small brands suddenly able to clear out entire inventories, and uptake – oftentimes re-uptake – of skating worldwide at a level not seen since the headiest days of decades past.

It was at breakfast the morning after Red Bull Skateboarding’s 2020 planning meeting last January that the newspaper headline spoke of a city being locked down far away. It's doubtful that anyone back then could have foreseen the last 12 months playing out the way they have, but with so many projects already under way globally the race was on to bring them all in – safely, and in whole.

From Patrik Wallner’s pioneering Uzbekistan skate project to contests like Simple Session, Red Bull Solus & Red Bull Bowl Rippers to RAW EDITS with Jamie Foy, CJ Collins & more to introducing the world to Madars Skate Tales to skating Larvikite with Torey Pudwill & crew to exploring the spirit of skateboarding in Africa, 2020 will go down in as an epic year in our history books!

How Skateboarding Is Transforming The Lives Of Kenyan Street Youth | SKATE AFRICA Part Two

So, ladies and gentlemen, if you have not already had the pleasure then allow us to introduce you to George Zuko – a candidate for raddest human in the world today. As with Sandy Alibo in Ghana, George has been a talismanic figure in the development of skateboard culture here in Kenya.

How about this: George is a skater who helps run skate camps at an educational orphanage where the country’s first skatepark resides. Think about that for a moment. Children sleeping on the streets are by no means uncommon in Nairobi, and George introduced us to two young rippers who once slept right by the local skate spot – and started skating as a result. With George’s introduction of skating into their lives, The Keedz (‘the pair’) are off the streets, enrolled in school, and ripping.

Samuel Mwangi and Ezra Nyongesa – everyone calls him Balo, though – proved constant companions for Jaakko Ojanen, Chenai Gwandure, Yann Horowitz and Jackson Pilz as our joy bus spent a week rolling around with the skate scene of Nairobi. Sam even shot Balo’s front board photo from this feature on his first try with a camera. Fast learner!

The Shangilia association which runs the educational orphanage space where the radiant skatepark resides work with hundreds of such children every day. Watch Patrik Wallner’s superb documentary on Jaakko and friends’ skate mission with the local rippers of Nairobi above.

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enjoi presents good loafs

A skateboarding tour video in Canary Islands featuring Nestor Judkins, Eniz Fazliov, Thaynan Costa, Didrik "Deedz" Galasso, Jackson Pilz, Zack Wallin, Louie Barletta, Ryan Alvero & Jose "Sixsas" Vivero.

Filmed by: Dani Millan
Edited by: Jeff Davis

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Tasmania Got Skate Spots? | SKATE ESCAPE

Leo Romero, Jackson Pilz, Ryan Townley, Jesse Noonan, Alex Harvey and Reece Warren traverse the badlands of the former penal colony as the Tasmanian Devils skate mission goes off Down Under.

Skater & Dad, Jackson Pilz, Curates His Own Volcom Skateboarding Collection

In celebration of Jackson Pilz first curated Skateboard Collection for Volcom, we visited his home and dug deeper into why he chose this particular collection.

Living in a beautiful and quiet part of Australia’s Sunshine Coast with his fiancé Alana and daughter Olive, where they’ve created a lifestyle one could easily envy.
Jackson tells us that he created this collection to suit whatever a day Skating... or his daughter might throw at him.

Filmed and edited: Danny Camara
Music: “When it comes to you” by Dead Ghosts

'Where Are We Going?!" | Volcom Skate Team in New York City

Skateboarding in New York City is TRULY Distinct, an experience like no other! We took Alec Majerus, Louie Lopez, Milton Martinez, Jackson Pilz, Simon Bannerot, Collin Provost and Jhanca Gonzalez to New York City to see what they could put down on some crusty east coast spots.

Volcom Pink Hotel | RAW Skate Footage

Four stories up, on top of Coolangatta, Australia's oldest building and raddest hotel, we craned up a mini ramp and let some of our top skaters rip it for an entire day while a full blown rooftop party raged on! If the highlight reel wasn't enough, here's all the footage of Jackson Pilz, Jesse "Red" Noonan, Axel Cruysberghs, CJ Collins and Simon Bannerot from the entire day compiled together for your enjoyment!

The World's Best Kickflips | #NationalDoAKickflipDay

In honor of Eric Koston's birthday, The Berrics has officially declared today, April 29th, inaugural "National Do a Kickflip Day." Flick through this collection of memorable kickflips through the ages, and yell "Do a Kickflip!" at someone you love today. Skaters featured: Rodney Mullen, Jackson Pilz, Frank Gerwer, Kien Liu, Eric Koston, Caswell Berry, Don Nyugen, Mark Gonzales, Diego Najera, Mike Carroll, Nick Merlino, Andrew Reynolds, Jamie Tancowny, Geoff Rowley, Peter Griffin, David Gonzalez, Brandon Westgate, Tosh Townend, Rob Dyrdek, Zack Wallin, Sunny Suljic, Jake Hayes, Kerry Getz, Ryan Sheckler, Dave Bachinsky, and Heath Kirchart.

Fatback: Vans in Mallorca

The island of Mallorca is a magical place, loaded with great food and people and an abundance of amazing spots. FATBACK!